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Table 2 Associations of sociodemographic factors with coping styles

From: How have people been coping during the COVID-19 pandemic? Patterns and predictors of coping strategies amongst 26,016 UK adults

 

Coping 1: Problem-focused

Coping 2: Emotion-focused

Coping 3: Avoidant

Coping 4: Socially supported

Coef

95% CI

P

Coef

95% CI

P

Coef

95% CI

P

Coef

95% CI

P

Gender

                

 Male

*

   

*

   

*

   

*

   

 Female

0.10

0.09

0.12

< 0.001

0.21

0.18

0.23

< 0.001

0.08

0.06

0.11

< 0.001

0.27

0.25

0.30

< 0.001

Age group

                

 18–29

*

   

*

   

*

   

*

   

 30–59

0.04

0.00

0.08

0.056

0.00

− 0.06

0.05

0.928

− 0.07

− 0.12

− 0.03

0.003

− 0.21

− 0.26

− 0.16

< 0.001

 60 + 

0.03

− 0.02

0.07

0.295

0.02

− 0.04

0.08

0.551

− 0.18

− 0.23

− 0.12

< 0.001

− 0.32

− 0.38

− 0.26

< 0.001

Ethnicity

                

 White

*

   

*

   

*

   

*

   

 BAME

0.03

− 0.02

0.08

0.236

0.06

0.00

0.13

0.067

− 0.02

− 0.07

0.03

0.363

− 0.06

− 0.12

0.00

0.056

Education

                

 Highest qual/GCSE lower

*

   

*

   

*

   

*

   

 A levels or vocational training

0.06

0.04

0.09

< 0.001

0.10

0.06

0.14

< 0.001

− 0.01

− 0.04

0.02

0.374

0.09

0.05

0.12

< 0.001

 Undergraduate degree

0.13

0.11

0.16

< 0.001

0.17

0.13

0.20

< 0.001

− 0.02

− 0.05

0.00

0.067

0.22

0.19

0.26

< 0.001

 Postgraduate degree

0.21

0.18

0.24

< 0.001

0.21

0.18

0.25

< 0.001

− 0.04

− 0.07

− 0.01

0.004

0.35

0.32

0.38

< 0.001

Employment

                

 Employed

*

   

*

   

*

   

*

   

 Student

0.08

0.02

0.13

0.010

0.05

− 0.03

0.13

0.198

0.08

0.00

0.16

0.045

0.08

0.00

0.17

0.062

 Inactive

− 0.05

− 0.08

− 0.02

< 0.001

− 0.06

− 0.10

− 0.03

< 0.001

0.03

0.00

0.05

0.074

0.01

− 0.03

0.04

0.719

 Unemployed

0.07

− 0.01

0.14

0.068

− 0.03

− 0.12

0.05

0.434

0.01

− 0.07

0.09

0.762

− 0.06

− 0.13

0.02

0.154

Ownership

                

 Owned

*

   

*

   

*

   

*

   

 Rented/other

0.00

− 0.02

0.02

0.844

0.01

− 0.02

0.04

0.415

0.09

0.06

0.11

< 0.001

0.05

0.02

0.08

0.001

Low income

                

 No

*

   

*

   

*

   

*

   

 Yes

− 0.01

− 0.03

0.01

0.464

− 0.05

− 0.08

− 0.02

0.001

0.05

0.02

0.07

< 0.001

− 0.07

− 0.10

− 0.04

< 0.001

  1. Displays Model 1 predictors; star indicates reference group
  2. Fit statistics: problem focused: R2 = 0.042, AIC = 1.397; emotion-focused: R2 = 0.046, AIC = 1.921; avoidant: R2 = 0.027, AIC = 1.487; socially supported: R2 = 0.104, AIC = 1.941